Editing Special Cup

The '''Special Cup''' is a [[cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series that exclusively features [[new course]]s. It is the final cup in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and the final nitro cup since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', it is the last of the standard cups, with the [[Classic course|Extra Cup]]s being unlocked after its completion and the Extra Special Cup being the final cup. The Special Cup's courses tend to be the longest and most difficult in the game, and always finish with a [[Rainbow Road]]; starting in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]] is always the penultimate course before Rainbow Road (except in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'').

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!''[[Super Mario Kart]]''

!''[[Mario Kart 64]]''

!''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''

|[[File:Lakeside Park MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[Lakeside Park]]

|[[File:Bowser's Castle 4 MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 4]]

|'''''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''

!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''

|[[File:Dry Dry Ruins.png|125px]]<br>[[Dry Dry Ruins (race course)|Dry Dry Ruins]]

|[[File:Moonviewhighway.png|125px]]<br>[[Moonview Highway]]

|[[File:MKW Rainbow Road Overview.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

|[[File:MK8-Course-CloudtopCruise.png|125px]]<br>[[Cloudtop Cruise]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-Bone-DryDunes.png|125px]]<br>[[Bone-Dry Dunes]]<br><small>Bone Dry Dunes</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-RainbowRoad.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

!''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''

Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Star Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

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SMK Special Cup Emblem.png|''Super Mario Kart''

MKSCIqueCupIcon.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' <ref>From the iQue localization prototype.</ref>

MK8 Special Cup Screenshot.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''

|Fra=Coupe Spéciale

|FraM=Special Cup

|Jap=スペシャルカップ

|JapM=Special Cup

|JapR=Supesharu kappu

|ChiS=皇冠杯 (''Mario Kart 7'')<br>''Huángguàn Bēi''<br>神游杯 (''Mario Kart 64''<ref>[http://imgsrc.baidu.com/forum/pic/item/11236f7f9e2f07084816c9e7ec24b899a801f238.jpg iQue's localization of ''Mario Kart 64'']</ref> and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<ref>From the iQue localization prototype.</ref>)<br>''Shényóu Bēi''<br>特别杯 (''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'')<br>''Tèbié Bēi''

|ChiSM=Crown Cup<br><br>[[iQue]] Cup<br><br>Special Cup

*In the Chinese version of ''Mario Kart 64'', the Special Cup is called the "iQue Cup", named after the China-exclusive [[wikipedia:iQue Player|iQue Player]] home console.